Schemes from starter homes to opera houses

BREEAM Buildings can be used to assess the environmental performance of any type of building (new and existing). Standard versions exist for common building types and less common building types can be assessed against tailored criteria under the Bespoke BREEAM version. Buildings outside the UK can also be assessed using BREEAM International.

	BREEAM Other Buildings BREEAM Other Buildings can assess buildings that fall outside the standard BREEAM categories, including leisure complexes, laboratories, community buildings and hotels at the design stage and post construction.
	BREEAM Courts BREEAM Courts can assess both new build and the major refurbishment of court buildings. BREEAM Courts assessments are certified through the Bespoke BREEAM.
	The Code for Sustainable Homes In April 2007 the Code for Sustainable Homes replaced Ecohomes for the assessment of new housing in England. The Code is an environmental assessment method for new homes based upon BRE’s Ecohomes and contains mandatory performance levels in 6 key areas.
	BREEAM Ecohomes Ecohomes can assess new homes, apartments/flats, and houses, apartments and flats undergoing major refurbishment at the design stage and post construction.
	BREEAM EcohomesXB A tool for housing associations and housing stock managers as a stock management aid for existing buildings.
	BREEAM Healthcare BREEAM Healthcare can be used to assess all healthcare buildings containing medical facilities, and at different stages of their lifecycle. An additional tool BREEAM Healthcare XB also offers a solution for existing buildings in operation.
	BREEAM Industrial BREEAM Industrial can assess storage & distribution, light industrial units, factories and workshops at the design stage and post construction.
	BREEAM International BREEAM International can assess a single development or BRE can also assist in creating a BREEAM version for a country or region outside of the UK.
	BREEAM Multi-residential BREEAM Multi-Residential can assess student halls of residence, sheltered housing for the elderly, supported housing and hostel type accommodation at the design stage and post construction.
	BREEAM Prisons BREEAM Prisons can assess high and standard security prisons, young offenders institutions, local prisons and women's prisons at the design stage and post construction.
	BREEAM Offices BREEAM Offices can assess new build or major refurbishment and existing offices, at the design stage, post construction and in use.
	BREEAM Retail BREEAM Retail can assess new build or major refurbishment, post construction, tenant fit-out, existing (occupied), management and operation.
	BREEAM Education BREEAM Education can assess new schools, major refurbishment projects and extensions at the design stage and post construction.
	BREEAM Communities This new BREEAM scheme helps planners and developers to improve, measure and independently certify the sustainability of development proposals at the planning stage
	BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment BRE Global is developing a new standard to enable the sustainable refurbishment of existing housing titled BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment.